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Presenter: Ian Wright
In this second episode of Amazing Adventures,
Ian Wright meets ordinary travellers around
the world who experience incredible adventures.
Embark on one of the toughest survival courses
in the world with nine ordinary people who have
each paid over 2,000 dollars to experience four
days in the Amazonian rainforest. Following
Jeff and Mike, two trained leaders, they trek
in the heat and humidity, face dangers from insects,
wildlife, and infections, and learn how to find
water in plants and hunt for food.
For years the soviet space programme was a closely
guarded secret, but today its legendary space
centre, 'Star City', located near Moscow,
has finally opened its doors to the public. Enter
the massive centrifuge where all the top astronauts
train, and feel the zero gravity in a special
jet used to prepare astronauts for space travel.
At 33,000 feet the engines are switched off, and
the plane plummets to earth! Everyone inside becomes
totally weightless, floating and spinning around.
Ian meets a retired millionaire who risks his
life for the ultimate adventure: flying in a MIG
25 at four times the speed of sound.
" In the middle of the Arctic Circle, a
group of adventurous men and women are en route
for one of the craziest experience of their lives.
They dive and explore the icy waters of the Artic
depths. Underwater they see the beautiful plates
of ice stacked on top of each other and beams
of light piercing though the ice holes.
It has taken Kurt Osborne over three months
to cover 3,000 miles across America. And it is
not by car, it is by one wheel of a bike. Since
he was about eight years old, Kurt had always
been the Wheelie King, jumping on the rear wheel
of his bike like no one else. It has become a
passion and Kurt now makes sure that he never
ever comes off his wheelies.
Spend some time with a group of surfers who travel
the world in search of the most radial surf spots.
In Tahiti, they take the most frightening wave
on the planet, 'Chopu wave'. Once a year, because
of the storms and the coastline, you get monster
waves the size of five storeys buildings, and
only a handful of the best surfers in the world
can ride it.
Remy is a Frenchman, but this is not the only
thing that makes him special. Remy is trying to
cross the Pacific Ocean wearing a pair of plastic
shoes. His whole journey will take him six months,
and he'll be doing it entirely alone, surviving
by catching fresh fish, drinking boiled sea water,
and dragging his supplies behind him: dry food,
astronauts' rations…and a few bottles of
wine.
David Kirk is the man who brought Bungy
jumping in Britain. Bungy jumping is one of the
most popular adrenaline sports. David did the
first Bungy jumping in the world off Clifton suspension
bridge in Bristol in 1979. The British police
were not impressed with his antics, and flung
him into jail! 21 years later, David is flying
to Pentecost Island in Vanuatu, South Pacific,
to come and see where Bungy jumping originated:
on this small island tribal people climb a huge
80 foot wooden tower, wrap vines around their
ankle and hurtle themselves off the ground.
In Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, we meet
the Italian Giorgio Machinelli. He is travelling
across all four continents for a three year around
the world tour on his vespa. With his rucksack,
his guitar, 20 litres of fuel, two sparkplugs
and a space tire, Giorgio is going to cover a
distance equivalent of travelling from the earth
to the moon!
Finally try to see things from a different point
of view and walk along with Harry, who walks across
bridges backwards.
After meeting so may eccentric people, Ian feels
a bit exhausted… but he is more convinced
than ever that life is certainly interesting!
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